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Perth am ;oy Evening news. WEATHER—Fair to- _ ■ night and Friday. ~—————» Continued warm. VOL. XXXIX No. 192. PERTH AMBOY, N. J., THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1919. TWENTY PAGES—TWO CENTS Statewide Move Started Here For Ship Canal AND START TO t { New Jersey Intra Costal Ship Canal Association Formed Last Night The New Jersey Intra-Coastal Ship Canal Association, Incorporated, was formed last night in the Board of Trade rooms here. The certificate of incorporation which will be field to day reads in part: “The purpose for which it is formed is primarily to promote and encourage patriotism in the State of New Jersey and the United States of America and to en courage and promote by all lawful means the construction of an intra coastal ship canal between Raritan bay at a point near Morgan station in the County of Middlesex and the State of New Jersey and Delaware river near Bordentown, County of Burlington, in said state. It is fur ther proposed by said association to develop and encourage public inter est in the construction and develop ment of national and state improve ments with the State of Now Jersey and the United States of America, and to do all things else that may be lawful and proper to directly and in directly accomplish tire objects here The trustees who have signed the articles of incorporation are: Senator Thomas Brown, Assemblyman Arthur E. Warner, Assemblyman Frederick W. DeVoe, Able Hanson, George F. Reynolds, Ingfred T. Madsen, John F. TenBroeck, John Pfeiffer, Louis R'ossi, F. E. Hilton, Isaac Alpern and F. M. Yorston secretary of the New Brunswick'Board of Trade. .—" • “Senator Thomas Brown was chosen as temporary chairman of the Asso ciation and Fred E. Hilton tempo rar secretary. A committee on by-laws was appointed as follows: Jtohn F. Ten Broeck, John Pfeiffer, Frederick W. DeVoe, A. E. Warner and Andrew J. Wight. Senator Brown was made an ex-officio member of the by-law com mittee. The Board of Trade was de signated as the headquarters of the Association and I. T. Madsen. the president of the Board designated agent in charge for the service Of legal papers. Representative De Voe stated that he had sent sixty or seventy petitions requesting the government to build the canal to various cities in the State and Would notify the holders o? the petitions to file them with the new or ganisation. The Association plans to hold a con vention in this city in the interest of the canal in the near future and will invite representatives from other cities and Clubs to come here and at tend the affair. The Association also plans to organize “Inter Coastal Ca nal” Booster Clubs in every city and town in the State. The central club will be situated here however. Not only will the Association boost the building of the canal in this state but also in Pennsylvania, which state will be greatly benefited by the canal, which will give a sea level passage way for ships from that state to New York city, without making necessary the transferring of freight or the use --Qf gates and locks in the canal. The Board of Trade has backed the Intra Coastal Ship Canal from the be ginning and it is through the efforts of this organization at it’s forums and directors' meetings that the matter has been kept before the public, and the continued boosting of the canal by this organization has made the form ing of the “New Jersey Intra Coast al Ship Canal” possible. The next meeting of the Association will be held on Thursday evening, July 10, at which' time the by-laws will be adopted. Those present at the meeting last night were: Senator Brown, Assemblymen Warner and De Voe, John Pfeiffer, Louis Rossi, F. E. Hilton, I. T. Madsen, John F. Ten Broeck and F. M. Yorston. Win In Blow at Bolsheviki By Associated Press. LONDON, July 3.—The forces of General Denekine, the anti-Bolshevik leader in southern Russia, have oc cupied the city of Tzaritzin, on the Volga river, south of Saratov, accord ing to a Russian wireless report today. The city previously had been aband oned by the Bolsheviki. Squab Chicken and Steak Dinners at New Market Inn, New Market, N. J. R. P. Kempf, prop. 2588—3-7-6mos* P A. Hdwe. for Injectors and Ejectors. 5781-6-26-60 NOTICE See time tables of all bus lines to and from Perth Amboy on Classified Page. * NOTICE I will not. deliver my papers today owing to the death of my sister. NATHAN LEVINSKY. Newsdealer, 6029—7-3-lt* July 4 To Be Observed Tomorrow In Quiet Way Due To Monday’s Event Independence Day here this year will be slow, but not quiet. From all Indications there will be no street parades or demonstrations during the day, no big baseball games, athletic meets, aquatic sports, or boat racing, nor the usual fireworks dis play at night. The young blood of the city-—and most likely much ol the old—will, however, have an op portunity to celebrate in the manner they were accustomed to before the safe and sane Idea was put force here. The stores have been allowed to sell fireworks and the demand has been great, many of them having sold out their supplies and replenished them. For the sporting element of the city interest In the big world’s cham ptonship bout at Toledo will keep their minds occupied as they can get the results round by round at the EVENING NEWS office in the after noon. Numerous holiday outings are be ing planned by residents of this city and the seashore resorts will be vis ited by many Perth Amboyans to whom the lack of activity here tomor row does not appeal. The big Welcome Home celebra tion here on Monday of this week fur nished sufficient excitement for one week for this city because of the elaboi»te plans made for that affair it was impossible to arrange a big Fourth of July celebration. WILL TRY KJUSER - - - - ’ . ■ -| : .. • • . , . . .. _ . .* -.j" So Says Premier Lloyd George in Address Today->Also Reports on Treaty LONDON, July 3—The former Ger man emperor will soon be placed on trial. Premier Lloyd George made this! announcement in the House of Com mons today in his report on the peace negotiations. The German army, he said, was at present inadequate to dis turb the peace of the feeblest of the neighbors of Germany. He tdeclared the tribunal which would try the former emperor would sit in London. would try the former emperorP The terms of the treaty with Ger many in some respects were terrible, the Premier said, but terrible was the deed which justified it and still more terrible would have been the conse quence if Germany had succeeded. German officers who had committed appalling infamies, the Premier said, also would be placed on trial. Premier Lloyd George is making his report on the peace negotiations in the House of Commons today The members showed keen interest before the meeting. The Premier is expected to introduce two bills for the approval 01 the House. One will deal with the German peace treaty and the other with the Anglo-French convention guaranteeing France against unpro voked German aggressiop. Mr. Lloyd George declared the British delegation had taken a stand resolutely opposing any attempt to put a predominently German popula tion under Polish rule. President Wilson’s Message to Brazil President-elect By Associated Press. ON BOARD THE U. S. S. GEORGE WASHINGTON, July 3:—President Wilson sent the following message to President-elect Pessoa of Brazil, in New York, expressing regret that ho was not in the United States to greet him: "I sincerely hope that your excel lency’s visit to the United States has been in every way agreeable to you. I greatly regret that I was not there to welcome you upon your arrival, and I wish to bid you a temporary goodbye with the sincerest best wish es. It was a pleasure to know you in Paris and I am sure you must feel how warm is the friendship of the people of the United States for the people of Brazil. I hope that every influence will draw the peoples of the two countries into closer rela tion.” Ex-Soldier Killed by Live Wire By Associated Press. JERSEY CITY, July 3.—Charles Anderson, a recently discharged soldier, employed as a lineman by the Public Service Railway Company was executed today when he came in con tact with a feed wire while at work on top of a pole here. If your coal or gas range does not bake or burn, I will make it or no charge. F. J. Larkin. 208 Market St. 5629-6-21-1 mo.* Build now. mortgage money avail able. Boynton Bros. & Co., 87 Smith SL 1981—5-3l-tf* P. A. Hdwe. for Razors. B028—7-3-6t* Auto tops recovered and repaired. Clausen & Johnson. 143 New Bruns wick Ave. 4774—5-24-tf* BY FIRECRACKER Little Gertrude Zeltmen Pain fully Burned by Fire cracker The first accident to be reported so far this season from fireworks was that of Gertrude Zeltman, the eight year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Zeltman, of 409 Compton avenue, who was painfully burned and hurt about the left leg by a giant firecracker. Gertrude, accompanied by her six teen-year-old sister, Freda, was going in the direction of her home and when near Amboy avenue and Wash ington street a boy whose name is unknown, but was about fourteen years old, lighted the cracker and threw it directly in front of the girl. Her sister stepped back but Gertrude was not quick enough and the crack er exploded, burning the left leg seri ously and causing many painful lac "tn.us. wound was dressed by Dr. George W. Fithlan. Cost Wilfred Gaudett $25 for Flagrant Violation of Law Here Yesterday For selling cannon firecrackers In flagrant violation of the law Wilfred Gaudett, of 242 New Brunswick ave nue was fined $25 by Recorder Pick ersgill in police court this morning and precedent established for dealing with yiolators of the ordinance. Gaudett was selling the crackers without any pretense of camouflage and when arrested by Sergeant Ton nesen had a case of nearly 100 boxes of the dynamite crackers on display. These were exhibited to the court. Chief Issues Warning. Police Chief Patrick J. Burke issued a warning at the time to all dealers in the city against the sale of these dangerous toys. He said that if the sale continues other arrests will fol low and no leniency will be shown once a man is found to have sold the crackers. Blank cartridges from re volvers are not permitted either, he said. When in doubt a storekeeper should consult the police, he said. Alderman Wilson of the police com mittee also declared that the law must be strictly enforced and that only those fireworks which are absolutely harmless could' be used during the day. P. A. Hdwe. for Pocket Knives. 6028—7-3-6t* I Celebrate The Fact That You Can Get - Best Grades of Coal From Us We hare exploded the ^BS belief that all coal is .hi,, th... inferior I QUESTION RIGHT OF CITY DEMAND Public Hearing Last Night on Ordinance Is Largely Attended The authority of the Board of Aider men to compel bus and jitney drivers to obtain a municipal license in ad dition to their state license was ques tioned by Senator Thomas .Brown, representing the jitney owners at the hearing on the bus ordinance in the city hall last night. The Senator declared that under the provisions of Chapter 136 laws of 1916 of the state the fee paid by bus drivers to the state must stand in lieu of all other fees. This provision prevents the city from charging the drivers for a lincese, the senator asserted. In the ordinance as first drafted bj Alderman Albert G. Waters of the Judiciary committee and as passed at first reading at the last meeting there are several sections relating to the licensing by the city of jitney driv ers. as distinguished from the licens ing of the busses and the owners. It is provided that before obtaining a municipal license the driver must pass a general examination showing his qualifications to operate a public con veyance. If the sections relating to this provision are stricken out the public will be compelled to fall back on the state regulations, Mr. Waters contended. V o rinno ntViow oonFlAnc nnrl nrn. visions which were in legal conflict with the state statute were also in dicated by the senator. One of these relates to the revocation of licenses as punishment for violations of the law. While the city ordinance provides that "drivers' licenses may be suspended or revoked by the mayor, recorder, chief of police of any member of the board of aldermen until such time as the board shall act,” the senator said that the state provides that licenses may be revoked solely by the governing body and then only after a hearing. That the framers of the measure were not without considerable justifi cation for their provisions was brought out when Alderman Waters read sections of the bus ordinances of Newark, Elizabetli and Jersey City which have similar regulations to the ones proposed here. It also develop ed that there are suits on in the Supreme court questioning various of the points in dispute in Atlantic City, Asbury Park, Jersey City and New ark. There was some argument as to whether the board had the power to suspend a license before it was re voked. City Attorney Leo Goldberger explained to Senator Brown that the purpose of the fee wur not for revenue but to permit the city to check the driver. There appeared to be considerable disagreement among the bus owners as to the regulation of the number of, busses on a given route. Some con tended that there should be drastic protective measures, while other ar-1 gued that such measures would shut out the small operators who had al-. ready Invested their money In busses. | All appeared to be unanimous in their desire to shut foreign concerns out. The ‘'big fellows” and the "little fel lows" went to it hot and heavy in the debate, but came out without any per sonal unpleasantries. Alderman W'illiam N. Wilson, who presided in the absence of Alderman at-Large Ira R. Crouse, voiced what appeared to be the sentiment of the board, when he‘said that the bus op erators should be protected for the service that they were rendering the public and city. LATEST NEWS BY WIRE [ BY THE ASSOCIATED DRESS TRENTON, July 3.—A certiorari proceeding to remove Harry M. Wilson as clerk of the district court, of the first judicial district of Monmouth County, was dismissed today in an opinion filed in the supreme court by Justice Minturn, who held that Wilson could not be removed under the civil service law without a hearing. LAWRENCE, Mass., July 3.—Seated within six feet of the jury box and propped in pillows, Mrs. Bessie M. Skeels Lundgren today gave a last word to the jury in defending herself against the charge that she murdered her patient, Miss Florence W. Gay, with poison. The former nurse, pale but calm, made absolute denial. Judge \\ eb ster B. Thayer began hig charge to the jury. COBLENZ, July 2.—United States Army or the army of occupa tion will hereafter be known as the “American Forces in Germany.” PARIS, July 2.—The total French losses in killed and missing on land and sea, as officially established up to the day of the armistice amounted to 1,366,000. _ BRUSSELS, July 3.—Negotiation between France and Belgium regarding the new commercial treaty have been in progress here for several days. ST. JOHNS, N. F., July 3.—Vice Admiral Mark Kerr announced today that he had abandoned the proposed transatlantic flight in a Hadley Page V:>mbin& machine and that instead he would fly to Atlantic City probably starting this afternoon if the weather permits. RED BANK, July 3.--Halting a go-cart on Shrewsbury avenue to attend to her baby, Mrs. Herman Levine was struck on the head by a passing automobile, dying later from a fractured skull in the Long Branch hospital. PARIS, July 3.—Two American Red Cross relief trains are leav ing France today for the Italian earthquake zone. Great Progress Is Made - By R-34; Is Likely To Reach U. S. Tomorrow LONDON, July 3—-A report from the R-34 to the air ministry at 9 o’clock Greenwich time (5 o’clock New York time) showed that the giant airship was continuing her pro gress in an almost due westerly course. At 9 o’clock Greenwich time the position of the R-34 was 52 de grees 50 minutes north latitude and 34 degrees 30 minutes west longitude. I The report said the dirigible was | cruising above the fog. , Thu British air ministry announced I today that it expected the dirigible R-34 now in midocean on her trans | atlantic flight, to reach St. Johns, N. F. i on Friday morning, and Hazlehurst Field, Long Island, early Saturday. The air ministry received a report I from the British dirigible R-3 4 at 6:11 o’clock this morning, Greenwich mean ; time, giving the position of the craft as 52 degrees 30 minutes north and SO degrees west. Thts is approxi mately half way to Newfoundland. ! The British warship Renown placed in mid Atlantic reported at 6:15 o’clock this m'orning that the baro meter was steady, the winds were blowing about four miles an hour from the north-west. The sky was clear and visibility good and the sea was smooth. Reports from the R-S4 By Associated Press. ST. JOHNS, N. F., July 3:—The wireless station here reports having heard signals last night from the R-34 indicating that all was well and that the dirigible was continuing her westward journey. The position of the ship was not reported. I Muddy Water Acted Upon at Meeting of Board of Com missioners Last Night Relief from the muddy witter which has been flowing through the city’s water mains for the past week or so was promised by Superintend ent Samuel J. Mason at a meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners last night. The muddy water has re sulted from repairs being made to the twenty-four-inch water main on the South Amboy meadows which supplies this city with water. Owing to the fact that the water depart ment workmen could work only when the tide was low—as the mains are covered at high tide—considerable time has been taken to make the necessary repairs. In order to remove the sediment from the water mains in this city Superintendent Mason is now flushing all of the city's lines so that the water will again be its normal color and quality. Many of the mains have already been flushed and the remain ing lines will be cleared of all sedi ment before the end of the week. A contract for furnishing 5,000 tons of coal was awarded last night by the commissioners to George J. Haney at $4.GO per 'gross ton, he be ing the only bidder. Bills amounting to $11,440.02 were ordered paid. The city collector’s report for the month of June showed the total collections to amount to $21,609.71, of which $2,015.18 was for water rents previ ous to 1919 and $18,395.91 for cur rent water rents. Requisitions for supplies were fav orably acted upon. City Comptroller Olaf J. Morgenson was before the board and discussed the financial workings of the board, bond issues and monthly reports of the board to the comptroller. President Harry H. Wilson, Com missioners Harry Conard, Hugh Tim mins and Chauncey C. Baldwin were present at the meeting. To Deport Spy By Associated Press. LONDON, July 3—Ignatious Tri bich Lincoln, former member of Par liament, who has been in prison here since 1916, as a self confessed spy, will soon be deported to Hungary. t-' President to Land 2:30 Tuesday P. M. Bv Associated Press. WASHINGTON, July S.—Presi dent Wilson is expected to land at Hoboken at 2:30 o'clock next Tues day afternoon. Under present plans he will cross to Manhattan on the 2 3rd street ferry and motor up Fifth avenue to Carnegie Hall where a reception will be held. After delivering a brief address he will leave for Washington. ■L Mi Used to Wartime Pro- ; hibition Act — Beer and light wines are still ob-l tainable here today and conditions un-l der the wartime prohibition are much as they were yesterday. Stocks of soft drinks carried by many of the grocery stores have been seriously depleted by the demand made for beer substitutes. Stores that usually stock largo quantities of| ginger ale, sarsaparilla and soda were completely sold out yesterday. The hot weather has also added to the de mand which has in former years been taken care of by the saloons and liquor, dealers. The water in the city mains has cleared up considerably during the past twenty-four hours and that has also lightened the burden of those who aro seeking an oasis In the desert. If, reports of frequenters of the bar-i room are to believed there isn’t much else in the beer that is sold now ex cept water. I Dealers who applied to the excise board at its meeting Monday night for license renewals are still waiting the decision of the courts to learn whether it will be practical to take out the licenses. i There has been but little change in the situation in Washington or at the ' United States District attorney's of« flee. One arrest was made in New York city and eight arrests in Balti- j more. Held for Law Violation By Associated Press. JERSEY CITY, July 3—Charmane Dorine, a saloonkeeper of this city, the first to be arrested by federal agents for alleged violations of the wartime prohibition act, is in the county jail here pending arraignment before a United States commissioner, j It is alleged he sold beer of more than 2.75 per cent, alcoholic contents. NOTICE * Any person who was on the trolley car between 5 and 6 P. M., April the 8th, 1939. and saw the accident near Bloomflelds; where a boy. was hurt ' please get in touch with C. Miller, 598 * Sayre Ave., Perth Amboy. , 1 5039—7-3-lt* i 1 - j By fast aeroplane the NEW YORK \ AMERICAN will receive pictures of the . big fight. Read the NEW YORK AM- , ERICAN Saturday and Sunday. 5048—7-3-lt* Power Boats to let for fishing par- i ties Crabs are biting good. Boat runs ] to Peter’s Beach on July 4th. William \ Walter’s, font of Market St. | ( 5044—7-3-lt* \y P. A. Hdwn. for Scissors and Shears, f 5028—7-3-6t* " 1 - | 1 191-7 Dodge Touring Car, A-l condl ; t tion, time payment arranged. Central 1 Garage, 225 New Brunswick Ave. * 5978-7-1-tf* -. ( CITES ARTICLES Agreement Made Between United States, Great Britain and France By Associated Press. PARIS, July 2.—The text of the agreement between France and the United States and France and Great Britain were given by the foreign of fice late tonight. The agreement with the United States cites articles of the peace treaty prohibiting Germany from fortifying either the right or left bank of the Rhine or assembling forces within thirty miles east of the Rhine and provides, in case these pro visions do not assure France proper security and protection, the United States Is bound to come to the aid of France if any unprovoked act of ag gression is made against her by Ger many. It is provided that the treaty shall be submitted to the Council of the , League of Nations which will decide whether to recognize it as an engage ment in conformity with the League covenant, and also provides that the reaty shall be submitted to the United states senate and French parliament for approval. TVl O tPTt rtf flip trnntw foil • "Considering that the United States of America arid the government of French republic and equally animat ed by desire to maintain peace of the world so happily restored by the treaty signed at Versailles on June 2S which put an end to the war be gun by the aggression of the German empire and terminated by the defeat of that power and, "Considering that the United States of America and the government of the >0--^republic fully convinced that an unT"*nv?Mr>. WgyMnAUil jMHAlWifAW—m Germany against France would not only violate at the same time the let ter and spirit of the Versailles treaty to which the United States and France are parties, thus exposing France anew to the intolerable burden of un provoked war, but that such an ag gression on the part of Germany would constitute an act reputed by the treaty of Versailles as being against nil the powers signatory to the treaty and calculated to trouble the peace of the world, Involving inevitably and Directly the states of Europe and in directly the entire world, as experi ence has amply and unhappily demon strated, and, “Considering that the United States of America and the government of die French republic apprehend that the stipulations concerning the left oank of the Rhine cannot assure im mediately to France, on one hand, ind to the United States on the other, is signatory powers to the treaty of Versailles, appropriate securities and' protection. "Consequently the United States of America and the government of 'ye French republic having decided to ;onclude a treaty to realize these lecessary ends, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, and Robert Fansing, secre :iry of state, specially authorized to hat end by the President of the Jnited States of America, and Jeorges Clemenceau, president of the,' :ouncil of ministers and minister of var and Stephen PIchon, minister of foreign affairs, especially authorized o that end by Raymond Polncaire, oresident of the French republic, -- a fnlUmimr "Article 1: The following stipula lons concerning the left bank of the [thine are contained in the peace reaty signed with Germany at Ver lailles June 28, 1911, by the United States of America, the government of ;he French republic and by the Bri ish empire, among other powers: "Article XUI: Germany is prohib ted from maintaining or construct ng fortifications either on the left >ank of the Rhino or the right bank vest of a line running BO kilometers o the east of that river. “Article XUII: In the area defined ibove the maintenance and the as embly of armed forces, either per nanently or temporarily, and mili ary maneuvers of any kind, as well s the upkeep of all permanent work or mobilization are in the same way orbidden. “Article XUIV: In case Germany A iolates in any manner whatever pro- yzV islons of Article XLII and XUIII It ihall be regarded as committing a rnstile act against the powers signa ory of the present treaty amf as cal ulated to disturb the jrfcace of the forld. “In case these /Stipulations should iot assure immediately to France the appropriate -security and protection, he United' States of America shall e bound to come immediately to her id In case of any unprovoked act of iggression directed against her by lermany. (Continued on page S) p. A Hdwe. for Kitchen Knives. 028—7-3-8t* ITIM DELIVERY AND DEJTBY TRUCK FOR SALE SEXTONS GARAGE 15 SMITH ST. PHONE 181 € TO WATER CONSUMERS OF THE CITY OF PERTH I AMBOY i5AliJ£j oTU&Aufi qATIJuvi SERVICE STATION 163 New Brunswick Are. Tel. 49 II C | STORAGE BATTERY ' “• SERVICE STATION All Make Batteries Tested snd Repaired Wurgler Starter aid Battery Co. 3rd Floor Vau Syckle*e Garage HALPERNS GARAGE We do all kinds of repairing for all kinds of cars. Towing Free. We carry a full line of genuine Ford parts. NEW AND BARRACKS STS. TEE .799 Layden’s Taxi Phone and Touring Cart 166 New Brunswick Are. * O U Knights of Columbus All members are urged to at tend a Military Field Mass, Friday, July 4th, at Wood bridge. Special auto service from club rooms at 9 o’clock sharp. JAMES A. MURRAY, G. K. F. A. HURLEY, j | See. ”^ I Y __